handed down

verb

past tense of hand down
1
as in passed (down)

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2
as in informed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handed down
  1. informed
  2. reported
  3. notified
  4. disclosed
  5. revealed
  6. manifested
  7. apprised
  8. divulged
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  • Only 100% participation ensures that I am informed, accountable, and able to advocate effectively on behalf of the community in every aspect of county governance.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • That poll showed Rasner — who won 24% of the vote in his 2024 challenge to now-Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso — trailing Gray by single digits, but losing support after voters were informed of his sexuality.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of informed
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  • The epicenter of the current outbreak is in Michigan, which has reported more than 1,000 cases since June, including 44 people who were hospitalized.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • During the roughly 15-month span before his inauguration, the agency reported 118 arrests in the county.
    — Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of reported
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  • The district said that all Labor partners were notified in advance of the reductions.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Rodriguez said her campaign immediately notified the Wisconsin Ethics Commission on Monday and was working with them to correct the report filed in January that covers donations and expenditures made last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
Definition of notified
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  • The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
    — Daniel Yue, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
  • Beijing has described the test as a routine military exercise but has not disclosed the type of missile used or its exact flight path.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of disclosed
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  • The experiments revealed signatures of the non-Hermitian skin effect, where quantum states concentrate near one end of the system instead of remaining evenly distributed.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
  • Ignoring the counsel of family, friends and political advisors who, to a person, warned against it, Huffman revealed his religious disbelief in a series of statements and interviews in November 2017.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of revealed
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  • The decline of pro-gay sentiment among Republicans hasn’t manifested in many attacks on individual people.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Street style trends manifested in broad strokes over the last few sweltering days—sure, floral predominated, for example, but some were printed, while others were appliqued and rich with dimensional tactility.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 10 July 2026
Definition of manifested
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  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances.
    — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026
Definition of apprised
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  • The two had a whirlwind meeting at Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 2011, which Brie divulged on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in 2020.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
  • Earlier that day, during breakfast below juniper and olive trees at hotel restaurant Gli Olivastri, all-knowing maître d Claudio, who moved to Sardinia in 1989, divulged a few of his favorite swimming spots in La Maddalena.
    — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Definition of divulged
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